diff --git a/code/compat/pages/BlogEntry.php b/code/compat/pages/BlogEntry.php
index 1d78954..12838f1 100644
--- a/code/compat/pages/BlogEntry.php
+++ b/code/compat/pages/BlogEntry.php
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class BlogEntry extends BlogPost implements MigratableObject {
 		if($this->ClassName === 'BlogEntry') {
 			$this->ClassName = 'BlogPost';
 			$this->write();
+			if($this->isPublished()){
+				$this->doPublish();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/code/compat/tasks/BlogMigrationTask.php b/code/compat/tasks/BlogMigrationTask.php
index 4e786e5..6e78130 100644
--- a/code/compat/tasks/BlogMigrationTask.php
+++ b/code/compat/tasks/BlogMigrationTask.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class BlogMigrationTask extends MigrationTask {
 	}
 
 	public function up() {
+		SS_ClassLoader::instance()->getManifest()->regenerate(false);
+
 		$classes = ClassInfo::implementorsOf('MigratableObject');
 		$this->message('Migrating legacy blog records');